MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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